The Legend of Alexander the Great on Greek and Roman Coins (Hardcover, illustrated edition)

"The Legend of Alexander the Great on Greek and Roman Coins" will for the first time collect, present and examine the portraits and representations of Alexander the Great on ancient coins of the Greek and Roman periods (c.320 BC to AD 400). It offers a firsthand insight into the posthumous appreciation of his legend by Hellenistic kings, Greek cities, and Roman Emperors. Dahmen combines an introduction to the historical background and basic information on the coins with a comprehensive study of Alexander's numismatic iconography. He also discusses in detail examples of coins with Alexander's portrait. Which are part of a selective presentation of representative coin types in the second part of the study (in which an image and discussion is combined with a characteristic quotation of a source from ancient historiography and a short bibliographical reference).
The numismatic material presented, although representative, will exceed any previously published work on the subject. This book will be useful for classicists, archaeologists, historians and art historians and students.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 2006
First published:	February 2007
Authors:	Karsten Dahmen
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	200
Edition:	illustrated edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-39451-2
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Antiques & collectables > Coins, banknotes, medals, seals, numismatics Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeology by period / region > European archaeology > Classical Greek & Roman archaeology
LSN:	0-415-39451-1
Barcode:	9780415394512

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